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Isuzu SUVs recalled for corrosion include 11,000 cars. Are you affected?
Isuzu SUVs are recall affects certain models of the Amigo and Rodeo Sport SUVs manufactured between 1998 and 2002, owned in states where salt is used to clear roads. In these regions, corrosion may have damaged brackets in Isuzu SUVs that connect the rear of the vehicle to the frame.
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Independence Day: Do July 4 droughts hurt fireworks sales?
Independence Day 2012 coincides with devastating wildfires across Colorado, resulting in a statewide ban on fireworks. But droughts are a common feature of the Independence Day holiday season, and the fireworks industry has found ways to cope with Mother Nature.
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Pride-themed, Rainbow-colored Oreo stirs up more than milk
Rainbow-colored Oreo featured in an ad on the Oreo Facebook page have elicited strong reactions around the web, both positive and negative. The photoshopped image of the Rainbow-colored Oreo was created in honor of LGBT Pride month, celebrated in June.
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Cars Land: New park hopes to boost Walt Disney Co.'s fortunes
Cars Land, the newest addition to Disneyland's California Adventure Park, opened last week. Disney hopes Cars Land, inspired by the popular 'Cars' film franchise, will draw customers to the under-performing theme park.
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'Draw Something' on TV: CBS develops game show based on popular app
'Draw Something,' Zynga's popular 'Pictionary'-style mobile app, has been optioned by CBS to be made into a game show. Ryan Seacrest has signed on to help produce the 'Draw Something' TV project, which will feature teams competing in front of a live audience.
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What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs
For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.
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Modern Parenthood Levi Johnston to name newest baby girl “Beretta,” after handgun
Levi Johnston, the former fiance of Bristol Palin, has announced he and his girlfriend plan to name his newest baby girl “Beretta,” after the Italian handgun. Johnston, an avid hunter, already has his daughter's name tattooed on his bicep.
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Modern Parenthood Courtney Love and Francis Bean: an unhelpful Twitter family feud
What's Love got to do with it? In just one more way to air the family dirty laundry, a Twitter family feud now sees Courtney Love apologizing to her daughter Frances Bean in tweets. But the path to reconciliation cannot be found in 140 characters.
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Modern Parenthood All we know or care about Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie engagement
Love is interesting: So let's talk carats, kids, and ceremony in the Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie engagement.
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The New Economy Unemployment rate: Recovery leaves teens behind
The March unemployment rate fell slightly for all workers and women, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. For teens, unemployment rose. Why are fewer teens getting jobs?
All articles from Meredith Bennett-Smith
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